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While forest advocates had high hopes, the EU parliament voted this week not to declassify woody biomass as a renewable energy source, paving the way for more EU, U.S., and Canadian forests to be turned into wood pellets and burned.

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Woody biomass, or burning trees to produce renewable energy, is spreading beyond the shores of Europe, where it’s wildly popular and outpacing solar and wind. It’s headed for Japan and South Korea, where subsidies for woody biomass displace funding for solar and wind. Umm, what’s wrong with this picture? In order to know specifically what’s

Japan and South Korea are increasingly burning biomass, such as wood pellets, to make energy, with potentially adverse impacts on the global climate, deforestation and biodiversity.

UN climate scientists sound the alarm once again on the urgency of the climate crisis, as greenhouse gas emissions reach an all-time high

The UK's wood-burning Drax power plant hopes to expand but faces questions on its green credentials.

The UK's wood-burning Drax power plant hopes to expand but faces questions on its green credentials.

Wood pellets are touted as a 'green' way to make electricity, but many reject these claims.

Wood pellets are touted as a 'green' way to make electricity, but many reject these claims.